Share This

Do I pay to live in my college?

Students pay for accommodation and food although this is often heavily subsidised. Colleges provide a wide variety of accommodation and meal options. Costs vary across colleges and are likely to increase annually. It is important you understand how much your degree is going to cost and what financial support you might be eligible for. For more information, please visit our page on living costs.

Rents and other charges

The costs on this page apply only to undergraduate students starting their courses in 2017. Costs are likely to increase annually.

College

Average cost of accommodation for 175 days, including utilities and services *

Most common rent that students actually pay, including utilities and services

Number of days this rent is for

Indication of likely costs for three meals a day for 175 days *

Indication of likely costs for accommodation and meals for 175 days *

Balliol

£4,253

£4,396

189

£1,406**

£5,659**

Brasenose

£4,265

£4,488

186

£1,205

£5,470

Christ Church

£4,088

£4,088

175

£1,689

£5,777

Corpus Christi

£3,946

£3,971

180

£1,717

£5,662

Exeter

£4,143

£4,383

174

£1,575

£5,718

Harris Manchester

£4,190 ***

£4,525 ***

189

n/a ***

£4,060 ***

Hertford

£3,643

£3,644

175

£1,705

£5,348

Jesus College

£3,792

£5,440

278

£1,890

£5,683

Keble

£4,087

£4,606

186

£1,791

£5,878

Lincoln

£3,869

£4,106

177

£1,916

£5,785

LMH

£4,214

£4,445

185

£1,729

£5,943

Magdalen

£4,118

£4,141

176

£1,594

£5,712

Mansfield

£3,787

£4,218

177

£1,547

£5,334

Merton

£3,653

£3,589

175

£1,712

£5,365

New College

£3,738

£3,845

180

£1,755

£5,493

Oriel

£4,056

£4,077

174

£2,196

£6,252

Pembroke

£4,394

£5,098

177

£1,082 **

£5,475**

Queen's

£3,913

£3,960

177

£1,701

£5,614

Regent's Park

£4,172

£4,096

17

£2,135

£6,307

St Anne's

£4,246

£4,155

175

£1,462

£5,708

St Benet's

£4,340

£4,414

178

£2,118

£6,458

St Catherine's

£3,659

£4,119

197

£1,962

£5,621

St Edmund Hall

£4,200

£4,200

175

£2,275

£6,475

St Hilda's

£4,017

£4,230

189

£1,250

£5,266

St Hugh's

£3,861

£4,169

189

£1,394

£5,255

St John's

£3,612

£3,777

177

£1,743

£5,355

St Peter's

£3,825

£4,050

189

£1,682

£5,507

St Stephen's

£3,375

£4,050

210

£1,820

£5,195

Somerville

£3,888

£4,013

184

£1,610

£5,345

Trinity

£3,789

£4,391

180

£2,389

£6,178

University College

£3,546

£4,005

186

£1,981

£5,527

Wadham

£3,764

£3,852

175

£2,000

£5,765

Worcester

£3,778

£4,406

189

£1,719

£5,496

Wycliffe

£3,917

£5,732

271

£1,838

£5,754

* 175 days covers eight weeks per term, and an additional week before the first term for freshers' week. The exact number of days that you will need to spend in Oxford may vary, as will the number of days accommodation offered by each college.

** Does not include breakfast.

*** Unified charge for accommodation and meals.

On site

Off site

Name of College

Ensuite

Not ensuite

Ensuite

Not ensuite

Balliol

38

174

90

0

Brasenose

42

122

24

148

Christ Church

178

103

79

28

Corpus

74

64

46

73

Exeter

55

97

92

50

Harris Manchester

46

21

0

0

Hertford

0

161

36

204

Jesus College

65

55

0

237

Keble

210

127

0

0

Lincoln

90

85

79

35

LMH

240

166

0

0

Magdalen

63

315

0

0

Mansfield

133

5

42

57

Merton

82

81

5

119

New College

178

184

0

0

Oriel

118

95

58

40

Pembroke

174

165

0

0

Queen's

39

91

47

128

Regents Park

0

67

0

0

St Anne's

183

0

208

22

St Benet's

2

33

0

0

St Catherine's

212

180

0

0

St Edmund Hall

26

156

52

53

St Hilda's

36

157

29

38

St Hugh's

161

240

0

0

St John's

53

323

0

10

St Peter's

18

135

79

0

St Stephen's

0

4

0

0

Somerville

68

268

0

0

Trinity

66

117

5

92

University College

60

177

2

138

Wadham

62

182

0

48

Worcester

301

97

34

0

Wycliffe Hall

17

40

0

0

Was this page useful?*

Yes

No

Please tell us what you want to see on this page, the more specific you can be the more likely it is that we can add it.

ABOUT

This table gives an indication of the types of costs students will need to cover for accommodation and other charges.

If you require more detailed information about college costs and charges, please get in touch with individual colleges directly. All their contact details can be found on their college page.